About Jhardag Village

Jhardag is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 406 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhardag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhardag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Katkamsandi
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	342.27 hectares
Population	810
Male Population	406
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhardag compares

By the 2011 count Jhardag is the 36th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 342.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jhardag

Jhardag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhardag as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhardag from other places

Jhardag lies about 26 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhardag
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katkamsandi	26 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	26 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	26 km

Villages closest to Jhardag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katkamsandi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhardag

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhardag village had a population of 810. That makes it the 36th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Jhardag village has 406 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhardag has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jhardag is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhardag covers 342.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhardag falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhardag is Kathautia, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhardag.

Jhardag is about 26 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhardag is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 1.6 km away. Katkamsandi is about 26 km away. Hazaribagh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.